Image Bank - Fishes
Reef Stonefish
Reference |
IB1401 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Stonefishes/Stingerfishes - SYNANCEIIDAE |
Common Name |
Reef Stonefish |
Scientific Name |
Synanceia verrucosa |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
The Stonefishes, which can reach up to 60 cm in length, are particularly dangerous. All their spines have venom glands associated with them and the neurotoxin they can inject is one of the most dangerous known to humankind. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |